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    Environment & Science

    Watching the Skies with Brad Klein: The new moon

    LehighValleyNews.com | By Brad Klein
    Published November 13, 2023 at 7:30 AM EST
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    Brad Klein and Marty McGuire.

    • The night of Nov. 13 marks the ‘new moon’
    • Although half the moon is in sunlight, that portion faces away from Earth during the ‘new moon’
    • Starting Tuesday, look for the waxing crescent moon in the Western sky just after sunset

    BETHLEHEM, Pa — Brad Klein reviews the week’s astronomical highlights with Bethlehem’s 'Backyard Astronomy Guy', Marty McGuire. This week they discuss the ‘new moon’ on the evening of Monday, Nov. 13.

    According to McGuire, “We're in the phase where the moon is not visible at all because we're completely seeing the dark side of the moon. The far side of the moon is actually the one that's fully lit by the sun.”

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    WLVR’s Brad Klein (l) and Bethlehem’s "Backyard Astronomy Guy" Marty McGuire

    Although observers can not see the new moon in the night sky, for the rest of the week, the young crescent moon grows more visible each night. Look in the Western Sky just after sunset.

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    Brad Klein
    I was a founding member of the WLVR News team in 2019, bringing more than 20 years of experience in radio journalism, podcast, and video production. I’ve had a role in a number of long-running programs at NPR, MSNBC and WNYC. A founding producer of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday,” I played similar start-up roles for NPR’s Weekly Edition, MSNBC’s Edgewise, Public Radio International’s Satellite Sisters and even as a writer on one of the early pilot episodes of the news/comedy show, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. I’ve also worked as a reporter, producer, and director for National Public Radio News programs including Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. An avid naturalist, I lead educational programs for the American Museum of Natural History and Brooklyn Botanical Garden.
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